Kenics™ LACT/Fiscal Mixing

Application
Kenics static mixers are widely used in the oil and
gas industry. Solutions and designs are offered to
accurately determine the water content in crude oil
and hydrocarbon streams.

Determining the amount of BS&W in hydrocarbon

streams is an important aspect in custody transfer.
Inaccuracies can result in significant financial loss
throughout the process in upstream oil production,
and also downstream refining, distribution, and
transmission.

At $100/bbl an error of only 0.1% in water

content assessment at total flow of 500 bbl/hr (80
m3/h>) results in a discrepancy of approximately
$438,000/year.

Mixing of an oil stream is critical if operators

want to obtain the highest possible accuracy
and repeatability, whether it is in watercut
measurement or online sampling of hydrocarbons,
spot sampling, or automatic grab sampling.

Mixing Technologies provides the Design

ideal solution for homogenization Our static mixers are highly effective at creating
homogeneous liquid/liquid or gas/liquid
of bottom sediment and water dispersions. Engineers have extensive knowledge
and experience to correctly design and specify

prior to sampling in custody mixers for fiscal mixing purposes.

Kenics static mixers are available with integral

transfer pipelines. sampling ports for improved accuracy. This results
in the elimination of a separate spool piece to
incorporate at your sampling point.

Our approach is to engineer our custody transfer

solutions to meet the stringent requirements of
the ISO 3171, ASTM D4177, and API 8.2 standards.
All too often the focus in providing a solution is the
manufacturer’s performance measure, as opposed
Customer Benefits to the more objective approach which requires
• Predictable and accurate compliance to methods and standards.
performance for measurement of
crude oil water content
• Low cost to install, operate, and
maintain compared to Jet mixing
• Designs comply with industry
standards
- ISO 3171
- ASTM D4177
- API 8.2
• Simple and effective operation
with no maintenance Gas into liquid dispersion Oil into water dispersion

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Kenics LACT/Fiscal Mixing

ISO 3171—Pipeline Mixing Quality

ISO 3171—C1/C2 Analysis

Comparison Between Kenics Static Mixer and Jet Mixer

in Fiscal Mixing Applications
Kenics Static Mixer Jet Mixer

ISO 3171 Compliance Complies Complies

Capital Cost Low High
Lifetime Energy Cost Low High
Installation Cost Low High
Installation As Pipe Spool Multiple Equipment Install
Ancillary Equipment N/A Necessary
Performance Range Fixed Flexible
Failure/Spares Requirement N/A Necessary
Maintenance None Regular Requirement
Ease of Operation Simple and Effective Specific Monitoring Regime

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